What Was Sold on Edo Streets? This 1868 Cat Print Explains All

Imagine walking through Edo as cats demonstrate the trades of street vendors. Utagawa Yoshifuji’s 1868 print introduces sellers of news, bubbles, snacks and other everyday goods through amusing animal characters. What do their tools, cries and costumes tell us about city life? Explore an illustrated guide to the sounds and small businesses of Japan’s nineteenth-century streets.